top of page
Search
Jeff Baierlein
May 15, 20231 min read
Viristar is hiring a Senior Manager, Information Systems & Technology [Update: filled]
[Update: Postion Filled] The Senior Manager, Information Systems & Technology oversees Viristar’s information systems and technology...
Jeff Baierlein
May 12, 20232 min read
Viristar Presents at Outdoors New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Outdoor Industry Summit
by Annie Linhart Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will be presenting at the Biennial Outdoor Industry Summit of Outdoors NSW and ACT...
Jeff Baierlein
May 12, 20239 min read
Nepal Requires Licensed Guides for Treks in Protected Areas
Solo Trekking Banned, In Effort to Boost Safety and Job Creation Nepal’s Tourism Board announced that as of April 1 2023, solo treks will...
Jeff Baierlein
May 11, 202310 min read
Outdoor Adventure Safety and Government Regulation
Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on the website of the South African Adventure Industry Association, the professional body...
Jeff Baierlein
May 11, 202311 min read
Supporting LGBTQIA+ participants on outdoor and travel experiences
Outdoor education, travel and adventure experiences are for everyone. And it’s important for organizers of these programs to plan how...
Jeff Baierlein
Apr 2, 20233 min read
Outdoor Adventure and New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Scheme
In the southwestern Pacific Ocean lies an island country known for its glacier-clad mountains, deep fjords, and lush green rainforests:...
Jeff Baierlein
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Viristar Presents at Asia-Pacific Regional AEE Conference in Singapore
Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will be presenting at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Association of Experiential...
Jeff Baierlein
Apr 2, 20237 min read
Outdoor and Adventure Safety, and the Role of Codes of Practice
In 2019, 25-year old Canadian tourist Spencer Charles stepped off a zipline platform in northern Thailand, ready to begin his zipline...
Jeff Baierlein
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Viristar Presents at International Camping Fellowship’s International Camping Congress 2023
Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, will present a workshop entitled “From Theory to Practice: Applying Current Research in...
Jeff Baierlein
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Viristar to Keynote at Outdoor Forum for South East Asian Schools Conference
Kayakers: Gery Lovász Viristar’s Director, Jeff Baierlein, has been invited to give a keynote presentation at the 2023 Outdoor Forum for...
Jeff Baierlein
Mar 5, 20233 min read
Does Experience Influence Judgment?
The Role of Experience in Judgment: What the Evidence Says Is an outdoor leader with years of experience likely to make better decisions...
Jeff Baierlein
Mar 5, 20235 min read
Systems-Informed and Inclusion-Oriented Incident Reporting
Adaptations to Incident Report Forms Support Systems Thinking and Equity & Inclusion As thinking evolves about how incidents occur, and...
Jeff Baierlein
Feb 19, 20234 min read
Viristar Provides Environmental Education Workshop To The Mountaineers
Seminar Offers Guidance on Incorporating Environmental Education into Mountaineers Trips Viristar provided a workshop, “Incorporating...
Jeff Baierlein
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Nation of Georgia Developing Outdoor Adventure Tourism Safety Regulations
Viristar Staff to Support Regulation Development The country of Georgia, located between Russia and Türkiye, has glacier-clad mountains,...
Jeff Baierlein
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Viristar Presents on Risk Management to Australia’s Outdoors New South Wales & ACT
Viristar presented a case study on a stand up paddleboarding incident in Wales to members of Outdoors NSW & ACT, the Australian peak body...
Jeff Baierlein
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Sikh Mom Invents A Helmet for Her Turban-Wearing Kids
Advance for equity and inclusion in sport a positive step forward Image: Talia Ricci/CBC Jora, Kabir and Ajit are adventurous kids....
Jeff Baierlein
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Viristar completes Wilderness First Aid training in West Java, Indonesia
Wilderness medical course latest in series from Bali to West Java West Java is a land of towering volcanoes, spectacular beaches,...
Jeff Baierlein
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Is “In the Field” an Inappropriate Term for Outdoor Programs in the USA?
Social workers and others replace “field” with alternate words in recognition of its connection to slavery in the USA A group heads into...
Jeff Baierlein
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Viristar Provides Safety Science Workshop To The Mountaineers
Seminar on Outdoor Risk Management Research Given To Outdoor-Based Nonprofit Sparks Lively Conversation Viristar provided a workshop...
Jeff Baierlein
Dec 28, 20224 min read
Viristar Collaborates on Project To Develop South Africa Adventure Tourism Safety Standards
Initiative led by Southern Africa Tourism Services Association to Enhance Quality and Safety of African Adventure Experiences Viristar is...
bottom of page